Overview

• Patricia Zarza Delgado secured 118 points against 51.5 for runner-up Laura Benhumea across 54 academic spaces in the July 15 election.
• University statutes were amended days before voting to eliminate the Council’s electoral power and allocate 50% weight to student ballots with the remaining split equally between faculty and staff.
• The election used in-person, electronic and mixed voting at 53 campuses, but only 20% of students participated compared with 54% of faculty and 88% of administrative staff.
• Protests and campus occupations by the Enjambre Estudiantil Unificado continue on more than half of UAEMex facilities and an impugnation window opens today ahead of the inauguration.
• Critics raise integrity concerns over Zarza Delgado’s ties to former governor Eruviel Ávila through her sister and allege political influence in the election process.